Updated October 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 18 works by Julien Levy in our catalogue
In short
If you know one Julien Levy painting, it's probably Frida Kahlo (Strip of Two Contact Prints) (1938), which hangs in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia. Frida Kahlo (Strip of Two Contact Prints) (1938) and Frida Kahlo (Strip of Two Contact Prints) (1938) round out the three pieces people recognise right away. Our catalogue has 18 works by Julien Levy. Below are the 18 people know best, each with its year, where to find it and what makes it special.
The gaze of Frida Kahlo meets the viewer in Frida Kahlo (Strip of Two Contact Prints), a work captured by Julien Levy in 1938. This photographic study exists as a fragment of a larger moment, a piece of a series of images that Julien Levy gathered while the subject was gaining visibility within the United States. The presence of the woman in the frame feels immediate, as if the camera…
In this 1938 gelatin silver print, we encounter Frida Kahlo through a lens that feels both intimate and fractured. The work is composed of three separate sections, a strip of contact prints that offers a fragmented perspective of the subject. She sits in a chair, her long hair cascading down, wearing a necklace that catches the light. The composition is unusual; it does not present a single, unified moment, but…
In this 1938 photographic study, titled Frida Kahlo (Strip of Two Contact Prints), we encounter the subject, Frida Kahlo, through the lens of Julien Levy. The work captures a specific, quiet moment in the artist's life, presented in a way that feels both immediate and fragmented. It is a piece that offers a glimpse into a private state of being, moving away from the formal portraiture often associated with the…
In this 1938 gelatin silver print, the subject is presented through a fractured lens. The composition consists of a strip of two contact prints, offering a sequence of views rather than a single, unified moment. The woman sits in a chair, her posture captured in different states: one gaze directed downward, another turned upward. This technique moves beyond traditional portraiture, presenting the subject as a series of impressions held together…
Frida Kahlo (Strip of Two Contact Prints) is a 1938 work by Julien Levy. This photographic study functions as a portrait of Frida Kahlo, captured during a period when the subject was gaining visibility within the United States. The image belongs to the Surrealism and Photography (Modern) movement.
In this 1938 silver gelatin print, we encounter a portrait that feels less like a formal sitting and more like a shared, quiet moment. The subject, Frida Kahlo, is captured in a black and white composition that emphasizes the textures of her skin and the deliberate arrangement of her features. There is a certain tension in the way she holds herself, her hand resting near her face, creating a sense…
This evocative black and white photograph, dating from 1938, presents an arresting portrait of the iconic Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. More than a mere likeness, it is a captured moment brimming with untold stories and profound self-possession. The composition immediately draws the eye to Kahlo’s gaze; she looks directly out, engaging the viewer with an intensity that feels both vulnerable and utterly commanding. Her face, meticulously adorned with makeup, transforms…
This portrait of Frida Kahlo, captured by the artist Julien Levy, emerged in 1938. It exists as a silver gelatin print, a monochrome window into a specific moment of the Surrealism movement. The image fixes the subject within a studio setting, a quiet space where light and shadow define the edges of her presence.
This portrait of Frida Kahlo, captured by the artist Julien Levy, offers a quiet glimpse into the presence of the Mexican painter. Created in 1938, the work emerged during a significant period when Levy was organizing Kahlo's first solo exhibition in America. It is a study of the artist herself, presented through the lens of a man who understood the shifting currents of the avant-garde during that era.
This 1938 portrait of Frida Kahlo was captured by Julien Levy. The work belongs to the Surrealism movement. It is a black and white photograph that documents the artist during a significant period of her career.
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Frida Kahlo (Strip of Two Negatives)1938 · Philadelphia Museum of Art
The four subjects that come up most often in these pieces, each with its best-known example.
The museum that holds the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Julien Levy | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Museum of Art |
Philadelphia | 18 | Frida Kahlo (Strip of Two Contact Prints), Frida Kahlo (Strip of Two Contact Prints), Frida Kahlo (Strip of Two Contact Prints) |
Every dated piece by Julien Levy on this page comes from a single year, 1938. Here they are.
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The gaze of Frida Kahlo meets the viewer in Frida Kahlo (Strip of Two Contact Prints), a work captured by Julien Levy in 1938. This photographic study exists as a fragment of a larger moment, a piece of a series of images that Julien Levy gathered while the subject was gaining visibility within the United States. The presence of the woman in the frame feels immediate, as if the camera…
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Top of the list is Frida Kahlo (Strip of Two Contact Prints) (1938), Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia. Right behind it: Frida Kahlo (Strip of Two Contact Prints) (1938) and Frida Kahlo (Strip of Two Contact Prints) (1938).
32 years old. Julien Levy was born in 1906, and Frida Kahlo (Strip of Two Contact Prints) dates from 1938.
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We have 18 works by Julien Levy in our catalogue.
You'll find most of them in Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia). The museum list above has the full breakdown.
In 1938, more than any other time: 18 of the 18 pieces on this page date from then, Frida Kahlo (Strip of Two Contact Prints) among them.
Black and white (13), Woman (12) and Dress (6), out of the 18 pieces on this page.
Black and White Photography, used in 9 of the 18 pieces on this page.
Surrealism, as you can see in the pieces on this page.
You can see 18 of the pieces on this page at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, including Frida Kahlo (Strip of Two Contact Prints), Frida Kahlo (Strip of Two Contact Prints) and Frida Kahlo (Strip of Two Contact Prints).
